Here’s what’s making news further afield this morning:
Iran has launched a missile attack on a US base in Qatar in retaliation for an American strike on its nuclear facilities. The US President posted on Truth Social, describing it as a “very weak response”. Follow our live updates here.
Global airlines felt the effect of the escalating conflict in the Middle East, with carriers forced to navigate around a wide swath of territory and tear up flight schedules.
One nation can stop Iran blockading key shipping route. And it’s not the US.
In other news, Australian children will be banned from YouTube if the Albanese government accepts the advice of its online safety chief, whose research shows four in 10 young teenagers have been exposed to harmful content, such as eating disorder videos, on the platform.
Mia Freedman’s media company Mamamia and News Corp’s magazine division are being sued by the therapeutic goods federal watchdog, accused of unlawfully advertising medicinal cannabis.
And a BBC News presenter has appeared to reject gender-neutral language during a live broadcast. Martine Croxall was reading a report about advice for vulnerable people during heatwaves when she used the term “pregnant people”. Immediately afterwards, she added “women”, with emphasis and a slight roll of her eyes.
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